Wild are protecting Dumba but everything else is accurate

Dumba will be protected, Sharks might pay to have Seattle take Burns

Curious how Detroit loses a pending UFA? The odds of Merrill leaving his home town team for Seattle is slim to none.

Assuming Pens are paying them not to take someone else?

Lindgren ain’t ****

That or someone better than Middleton will likely be exposed

Also I can’t see Johnson being selected at all unless he’s actually playing well enough (unlikely) or Tampa pays so he’s taken by Seattle.

His contract is a easy buyout next season for whoever is paid to take him

Can you please tell me which forwards Minnesota are protecting over Dumba

Hopefully Simek. I know people love how well the Sharks played when he was in the lineup but I see a replaceable defender who offers zero offense and has several years left at more than $2 mil. The Sharks are stuck with Vlasic, they have Ferraro, and assuming one of Pasichnuk, Knyzhov, or Kniazev can be NHL players, then that's our left side.

I think Los Angeles will be protecting four defensemen, including Matt Roy.

Roy probably protected too